I adopted my dog Emma about a year ago from the humane shelter at age 3. She is a boxer mix (other breed unknown) and her history is unknown. Emma is, for the most part, a wonderful dog. However she needs lots and lots of attention and if she doesn't get 'enough' we start having potty issues. She is housebroken - the only correlation I can find to these accidents is I've not been able to give her the normal amount of attention. I'm an apartment dweller so she is crated during the day and I leave her out at night. We occasionally have night accidents but the frequency is starting to increase
I'm at my wits end this week. I came home to poop and pee in the crate Thursday. We have our normal schedule for potty breaks and as of this week she will only lightly pee and won't poop at her normal times. Friday I adjusted her crate to make the living space smaller but still came home to poop in the crate. I didn't crate her over the weekend feeling she might have been in it too long and she peed both Saturday night and Sunday night on the carpet. I also stepped out Sunday for less than an hour and came home to poop and pee on the carpet. I will spend upwards of 30 minutes outside waiting for her to go to the bathroom and she wont produce so I dont think its a lack of potty breaks. These accidents only happen at night or when I am away so I don't know how I can correct it - and if she is peeing and pooping in a confined space at age 4... what else can I do?
I'm at my wits end this week. I came home to poop and pee in the crate Thursday. We have our normal schedule for potty breaks and as of this week she will only lightly pee and won't poop at her normal times. Friday I adjusted her crate to make the living space smaller but still came home to poop in the crate. I didn't crate her over the weekend feeling she might have been in it too long and she peed both Saturday night and Sunday night on the carpet. I also stepped out Sunday for less than an hour and came home to poop and pee on the carpet. I will spend upwards of 30 minutes outside waiting for her to go to the bathroom and she wont produce so I dont think its a lack of potty breaks. These accidents only happen at night or when I am away so I don't know how I can correct it - and if she is peeing and pooping in a confined space at age 4... what else can I do?